Transcribed 11 July 2004 by Stacey McDowell Dietiker

This transcription is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcriber's interpretation. Always refer to the original document (or microfilm) for your own interpretation.  NO CHANGES will be made to this transcription.  It has been transcribed to the best of the transcriber’s ability exactly as it is on the census record.  A transcription is an exact copy of the original record.  Therefore spellings of names and ages, etc. will not be changed.

1885 Iowa State Census

Burrell Twp. Page 23

 

L#

D#

F#

NAME

Twp

Rng

Sec

Descrip

Age

Bday

1884

Sex

C

Marital

Occupation

Place of

Birth

County If

Iowa

Place of

Birth

Other

State

Place of

Birth

Other

Country

Father

Foreign

Or Native

Mother

Foreign

Or Native

Subject

To

Military

Duty

Entitled

To Vote

Alien

Taken

First

Papers

Alien

Not

Taken

First

Papers

Cannot

Read/

Write

Over

10

Can

Read

Not

Write

Over 10

Deaf

Dumb

Blind

Insane

Idiotic

1

119

132

Stephens Albert

 

 

11

NWNE

32

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Stephens Martha

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Stella

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Emma J.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

120

133

Simpson Lewis

 

 

2

SESE

43

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

|

 

7

 

 

Simpson Rebecca

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Michigan

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

8

 

 

Laura

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Mary J.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

10

 

 

Manda M.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Eva J.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Harry E.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

121

134

Simpson Gilead

 

 

2

SESE

37

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

|

 

14

 

 

Simpson Margret

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Michigan

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

15

 

 

James M.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

William S.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

17

 

 

Milton E.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Lewis A.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

19

 

 

Millie M.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

George R.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Mary E. J.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

122

135

Gilbert John R.

 

 

1

NWSW

49

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Gilbert Nancy

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Sarah C.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Ethelinda J.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

John W.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Catharine E.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Willis J.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

George W.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Harry A.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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